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Should California Legalize Supervised Drug Injection Sites?
San Francisco wants to open a facility where people could use illegal drugs, but Governor Newsom just vetoed a bill that would have authorized such…
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Matt Plummer

March 2023

Should California's Superintendent of Public Instruction be Elected or Appointed?
The head of the Department of Education has long been an elected position despite multiple attempts to make it an appointed one. Is now the time to make…
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Matt Plummer

February 2023

January 2023

Should California Give $300M to High-Need Schools?
Despite significant changes in how the state allocates funding to schools beginning in 2013, the achievement gap has remained large. Could another $300M…
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Should California Build Sites Reservoir?
As torrential rain has led parts of California to flush enormous quantities of water out to sea, many are wishing we had built the storage we voted for…
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Does California have enough water yet? [March Update]
After the atmospheric rivers, cyclone bombs, and devastating flooding, has California emerged from its mega-drought? Here are the 4 metrics to watch and…
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Should California ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations?
So-called ‘pretext stops’ have come under scrutiny in recent years, as several city police departments have moved to limit them. But are they a key to…
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Matt Plummer

December 2022

Should California temporarily suspend its gas tax?
California’s high gas prices have put pressure on state leaders to do something. Republicans in the state Legislature argue that suspending the gas tax…
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Should California Penalize Big Oil for High Gas Prices?
California is no stranger to high gas prices, but a price spike this fall led Governor Newsom to accuse oil companies of ripping Californians off while…
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Should California Count and Report on Votes More Quickly?
Frustration bubbled up in California and around the country as we waited 8 days for election results in California to see which party would control the…
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Matt Plummer

November 2022

Can Micro-Shelters Help Solve California's Homelessness Problem?
California cities are increasingly looking to micro-shelters to get the unsheltered populations off the street, but are they just the latest fad or do…
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